Letter to the Editor: Go ahead and ban plastic bags

I agree that the plastic bag situation is a problem. But do you really think that imposing a 5-cent fee per bag is going to take care of the problem?

Listen, when I go to the doctor because of a severe cough he does not give me medicine for a cough, but tries to get to the root of the problem. This is what our city leaders need to do. Get to the root of the problem and put out the fire.

I say ban plastic bags completely. Look at Sam’s Club. They do not use plastic bags. They use the same boxes they get their products in. And these boxes can be recycled. Other retailers can do the same.